[MtnClimber]

Be sure to read the entire article.

[marktwain]

“In early 2025, the campaign against the Houthis intensified for some reason.”

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J.R. Dunn does an excellent job with this article. I encourage him to do more.

However... the sentence quoted above is almost certainly satire. Satire does not always translate well on the Internet.

[PIF]

Also unsung was the USAF taking out the Hootie command and control center deep under a mountain. They not only took out the C&C, but the entire mountain. leaving just a huge hole in the ground - and they did not use the largest bunker buster munitions ...

[philippa]

The reason the campaign intensified in 2025? President Trump.

[TTFlyer]

US Media saddened the Gettysburg wasn’t sunk.

[PIF]

there is no actual name attached to the engagement. It’s known simply as “Operation Praying Mantis,” not the obvious “Battle of the Persian Gulf.”

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Just like there is no “actual name” for the Battle of 73 Easting on 26 February 1991- the largest tank engagement in modern history.

[ansel12]

We have a lot of haters of the current American military here, more coverage of our successes would help dilute that.

[Sequoyah101]

Yes, do read the whole article. As for why not publish more, this is more than enough. Xi knows too much already.

[ChessExpert]

Good article.

[JimRed]

Yet even today, there is no actual name attached to the engagement. It’s known simply as “Operation Praying Mantis,” not the obvious “Battle of the Persian Gulf.”

Even the class bully doesn't brag about kicking @$$ on the class runt.